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{ Stuff I found out about alcohol? }
- A 2012 document titled “The Government’s Alcohol Strategy” by the UK Secretary of State for the Home Office declares: “Society is paying the costs - alcohol-related harm is now estimated to cost society £21 billion annually.”
- A 2012 document titled “The Government’s Alcohol Strategy” by the UK Secretary of State for the Home Office declares: “Society is paying the costs - alcohol-related harm is now estimated to cost society £21 billion annually.”
- In August 2018, Lancet, the science journal, published a huge global study establishing that there is no safe limit in the consumption of alcohol.
The report concludes: “Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for disease burden worldwide, accounting for nearly 10% of global
The report concludes: “Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for disease burden worldwide, accounting for nearly 10% of global
deaths among populations aged 15-49 years, and poses dire ramifications for future population health in the absence of policy action today. The widely held view of the health benefits of alcohol needs revising, particularly as improved methods and analyses continue to show how
much alcohol use contributes to global death and disability. Our results show that the safest level of drinking is none. This level is in conflict with most health guidelines, which espouse health benefits associated with consuming up to two drinks per day. Alcohol use
contributes to health loss from many causes and exacts its toll across the lifespan, particularly among men.”
{Refer to “Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” in Lancet 2018; 392:
{Refer to “Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” in Lancet 2018; 392:
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- On average, around 50% of all violent crime is committed under the influence of alcohol. Statistics also indicate a similar link between alcohol consumption, domestic violence and sexual assault
- On average, around 50% of all violent crime is committed under the influence of alcohol. Statistics also indicate a similar link between alcohol consumption, domestic violence and sexual assault
